Myk is Walking Backwards on X: "me, begging, crying, on my knees: "Please just use plain english, I don't understand what you're saying."

Claude: "The right fix, and the book's lesson applies: the tutorial rotted as a front door because a front door full of claims always rots. So the new root holds only what's timeless — the thesis and three doors — and every claim lives behind it in the thing that goes red when stale."" / X<br>Post

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Myk is Walking Backwards

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me, begging, crying, on my knees: "Please just use plain english, I don't understand what you're saying."

Claude: "The right fix, and the book's lesson applies: the tutorial rotted as a front door because a front door full of claims always rots. So the new root holds only what's timeless — the thesis and three doors — and every claim lives behind it in the thing that goes red when stale."<br>span:not(:empty)~span:not(:empty)]:before:content-['·'] [&>span:not(:empty)~span:not(:empty)]:before:px-1 [&>span:not(:empty)~span:not(:empty)]:before:shrink-0">6:43 PM · Jul 26, 2026142.8KViews

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@mykola

7h

Trying this, initial experiments seem to help a lot!

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@andrew_n_carr

9h

The fix for this is to say: only report to me in ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English

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@moridinamael

13h

The user’s feedback lands. I grabbed the spine in flight but the third arm holds

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